Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - When prosecution's case is based on circumstantial evidence, what is required to be proved is complete chain of circumstances without leaving any conclusion consistent with the innocence of accused - It must be shown that in all human probability, the act, with which..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - Accused frequently quarreled with deceased and also assaulted her - Property dispute between accused and deceased also on record - Accused also was in greed for fixed deposit of Rs.1,20,000 which had become due payable to deceased - Motive held, proved...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen evidence - Deceased was last seen alive in company of accused and accused did not satisfactorily explain missing of deceased - Same is a strong mitigating circumstance against accused - Last seen evidence proved...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 149, 323, 302 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - As per statements of prosecution witness it is apparent that accused were not initially named as accused/appellants when statement on the basis of which FIR was registered, was recorded - Even, at the stage of making supplementary statement, PW1 did not name these two accused - Moreover,..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 328, 201, 34 -- Double murder - Circumstantial evidence - Conduct of PW7, who is key witness of prosecution is unnatural and unbelievable and her testimony cannot be accepted - Contradictions and improvements found in evidence of PWs - Prosecution story inextricably mixed up with falsehood that separation of truth from falsehood is not..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 201, 120B, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Examination of evidence and materials on record shows that circumstantial evidence surrounding commission of offence clearly connects accused persons with offence - Even, evidence of child witness is corroborated on material particulars - Moreover, last seen..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen together - Last seen witnesses deposed that accused and deceased travelled together around midnight and all accused persons were carrying weapons and thereafter gunshot was heard by them - No evidence on record to prove false implication of accused - Medical..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 364, 302, 201 -- Abduction and murder of mother by son - Circumstantial evidence - Deceased was lastly seen alive with accused - He himself admitted that he used to pester and get money from deceased for his wayward life - Various recoveries made on the basis of extra judicial confession of accused and blood stain found on all material..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, 34, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 8 -- Murder of husband by wife in connivance with her paramour - Circumstantial evidence - Motive - Accused `R' had extra-marital relations with co-accused and deceased objecting to same - Evidence of PW10 is reliable in this regard - This fact establishes a cogent motive to commit crime -..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 302, 120B, 34, 201, Evidence Act, 1872, Section 3 -- Murder of husband by wife in connivance with her paramour - Circumstantial evidence - Recovery of blood stained articles - Accused `R' and deceased were living together from the last 20 years in house where recoveries effected - Articles recovered blood stained which were sent to FSL -..........
